Four men have been jailed for their part in a drugs gang which flooded a town with heroin and crack cocaine.

Police carried out raids on two addresses in West Street, Crewe, and discovered Class A drugs worth £2,000 and £1,800 cash.

Now six months on from the busts, five defendants have been sentenced at Chester Crown Court after pleading guilty to being concerned in the supply of drugs.

Nathan Edwards

They are:

Nathan Edwards, aged 21, of Lonsdale Road, Formby, who brought the drugs from Liverpool into Crewe. He has been locked up for three years and seven months after also admitting possessing criminal property.

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Another street dealer Ciaron Manley, aged 39, of Goudlen Street, Crewe, who was sentenced to two years and four months in jail.

Jonathan Hanley, aged 39, of West Street, Crewe, who also admitted allowing his property to be used for supplying drugs. He was sentenced to seven months in prison.

A 17-year-old, from Liverpool, who was also a street dealer. He also admitted possession of a bladed article and was given a 12-month youth rehabilitation order.

Speaking after the case, PC Victoria Greenhoff, of Cheshire Police, said: “We are pleased that the sentences handed down reflect the seriousness of their offending. The supply of class A drugs on our streets causes misery to residents and those addicted to them and fuels crime.